From Proto-Indo-European *-us.
-उ • (-u)
| Masculine u-stem declension of -उ (-u) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | -उः -uḥ |
-ऊ -ū |
-अवः -avaḥ |
| Vocative | -ओ -o |
-ऊ -ū |
-अवः -avaḥ |
| Accusative | -उम् -um |
-ऊ -ū |
-ऊन् -ūn |
| Instrumental | -उना / -वा¹ -unā / -vā¹ |
-उभ्याम् -ubhyām |
-उभिः -ubhiḥ |
| Dative | -अवे / -वे¹ -ave / -ve¹ |
-उभ्याम् -ubhyām |
-उभ्यः -ubhyaḥ |
| Ablative | -ओः / -वः¹ -oḥ / -vaḥ¹ |
-उभ्याम् -ubhyām |
-उभ्यः -ubhyaḥ |
| Genitive | -ओः / -वः¹ -oḥ / -vaḥ¹ |
-वोः -voḥ |
-ऊनाम् -ūnām |
| Locative | -औ -au |
-वोः -voḥ |
-उषु -uṣu |
| Notes |
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| Feminine u-stem declension of -उ (-u) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | -उः -uḥ |
-ऊ -ū |
-अवः -avaḥ |
| Vocative | -ओ -o |
-ऊ -ū |
-अवः -avaḥ |
| Accusative | -उम् -um |
-ऊ -ū |
-ऊः -ūḥ |
| Instrumental | -वा -vā |
-उभ्याम् -ubhyām |
-उभिः -ubhiḥ |
| Dative | -अवे / -वै¹ -ave / -vai¹ |
-उभ्याम् -ubhyām |
-उभ्यः -ubhyaḥ |
| Ablative | -ओः / -वाः¹ / -वै² -oḥ / -vāḥ¹ / -vai² |
-उभ्याम् -ubhyām |
-उभ्यः -ubhyaḥ |
| Genitive | -ओः / -वाः¹ / -वै² -oḥ / -vāḥ¹ / -vai² |
-वोः -voḥ |
-ऊनाम् -ūnām |
| Locative | -औ / -वाम्¹ -au / -vām¹ |
-वोः -voḥ |
-उषु -uṣu |
| Notes |
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| Neuter u-stem declension of -उ (-u) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | -उ -u |
-उनी -unī |
-ऊनि / -उ¹ / -ऊ¹ -ūni / -u¹ / -ū¹ |
| Vocative | -उ / -ओ -u / -o |
-उनी -unī |
-ऊनि / -उ¹ / -ऊ¹ -ūni / -u¹ / -ū¹ |
| Accusative | -उ -u |
-उनी -unī |
-ऊनि / -उ¹ / -ऊ¹ -ūni / -u¹ / -ū¹ |
| Instrumental | -उना / -वा¹ -unā / -vā¹ |
-उभ्याम् -ubhyām |
-उभिः -ubhiḥ |
| Dative | -उने / -अवे¹ / -वे¹ -une / -ave¹ / -ve¹ |
-उभ्याम् -ubhyām |
-उभ्यः -ubhyaḥ |
| Ablative | -उनः / -ओः¹ / -वः¹ -unaḥ / -oḥ¹ / -vaḥ¹ |
-उभ्याम् -ubhyām |
-उभ्यः -ubhyaḥ |
| Genitive | -उनः / -ओः¹ / -वः¹ -unaḥ / -oḥ¹ / -vaḥ¹ |
-उनोः -unoḥ |
-ऊनाम् -ūnām |
| Locative | -उनि / -औ¹ -uni / -au¹ |
-उनोः -unoḥ |
-उषु -uṣu |
| Notes |
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